Discover how dementia can change your loved one’s relationship to food and how food and mealtimes can be managed to make sure they are well fed and cared for.

Learn more about the differences between palliative care and hospice care, and when one type of care is more appropriate than the other for your loved one.

Whether you are planning ahead or facing an urgent hospital discharge, finding the right care home can feel overwhelming. There are many factors to consider: quality of care, staff experience, atmosphere, safety, activities, and cost.

Find out more about how dementia progresses, why early diagnosis can help preserve quality of life & when a specialist residential care home stay is essential.

Find out why many dementia care homes have music-based activities, how music therapy can help, and why some people find it easier to sing rather than speak.

Discover why we employ an in-house physiotherapist and learn about the benefits your loved one can experience from moving more, in whatever way works for them.

At Cleeve Lodge in Goring-on-Thames, it isn’t about a label on a report. It’s about what happens quietly, consistently and compassionately every single day.

At Cleeve Lodge Residential Care Home, we can provide the care that people need when frail or have dementia. But how do you know when they should move in?

Goring-on-Thames’s Cleeve Lodge is proud to have achieved three Outstanding CQC ratings (2016, 2019, 2025). Find out what personalised care looks like.

Find out more about how to make the difficult decision to move into a care home, and what factors will shape when a person with dementia would benefit most.

Learn more about the causes of vascular dementia, as well as the signs someone may be developing the condition, and how it differs from Alzheimer’s disease.

The purposes of treatment and care plans can vary, but they typically intend to either prevent a condition, reduce its effects or relieve its symptoms. Palliative care is focused on the latter, and it is a remarkably far-reaching field. Also known as supportive care, palliative care can and often is provided at any stage of an illness, not only for people with terminal or end-stage conditions. In many cases, it is provided alongside curative treatment to help relieve any side effects. Because it

In the vast majority of cases, health and social care is about ensuring people live as comfortable and independent a life as possible, with carers on hand to assist with needs that are not as easy to take care of. This is particularly important for progressive conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, where early intervention and effective social care can help to slow the rate at which it develops and ensure people with it live as well as possible

The link between head injuries and the likelihood that people will need dementia care in later life is well attested, with a new study from Canada adding to the evidence. A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal highlighted evidence showing that traumatic brain injuries sustained in falls by people aged over 65 were a major factor in the dementia risk. Those who suffered such an injury were 69 per cent more likely to develop dementia within five years and 56

If you have a loved one suffering from dementia, a key question you will face is whether to try to care for them at home or move them into specialist care. The latter decision can be a tough one in all sorts of ways, but there may be good practical reasons in favour of it. Against that, you may be reluctant to take such a step if you cannot find a very good care home. Here at Cleeve Lodge, we

Having dementia doesn’t mean suddenly waking up with memory loss and confusion. Cognitive function degrades over a long time, with many symptoms being easy to miss. However, an early diagnosis can slow the progress of the condition and allow patients to start treatment as soon as possible.  Here are seven early signs of dementia that are worth looking out for, either in yourself or in someone you love, so you have the time to find the right care home in Oxfordshire for their

The earlier that someone is diagnosed with dementia, the more options for treatment and care are available, ensuring that they find the right residential care home arrangement for them. However, the slow progression of dementia means that it is not always easy to discover the early warning signs that give you time to consider your options. This could potentially be about to change, thanks to advances in diagnostic technology and medical research made possible by the UK Biobank, the world’s largest medical imaging project. The UK Biobank project is